Transition: the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.

Life is a series of transitional moments. And, these moments can be monumental or very small in the way our lives change course. Without transition life doesn’t move forward and can become stale or stagnant. However, transition can be a source of fear or trepidation. Often when moments of change present themselves or, perhaps, are even forced upon us, we tend to mull them over, look into the past and compare what has happened previously to what will happen now or in the future. But, life moves on, people move on, and change is almost always necessary. The question, I suppose, is how do we rise to the challenge of evolution and growth?

The Boulder based modern dance company, Cindy Brandle Dance Company, premieres their new evening-length concert “In Transit” at the Dairy Center for the Arts, East Theatre January 24, 25, 26. Chicago transplant Cindy Brandle moved her company, of almost 10 years, to Boulder in 2010. After performing in various festivals in Boulder and Denver, creating an original work on the dance students at CU Boulder and traveling back to Chicago several times to perform, Brandle presents an exploration on the concept of transitional moments in one’s life and how it shapes our individual journeys.

The idea of transition became of source of contemplation throughout her lifetime as she lived through the dissolving of personal relationships, the development of her career as a dancer and choreographer, becoming a wife, becoming a mother, moving from Chicago to Boulder, and building a new life in a completely different environment. Each development and change indeed shapes a person’s personal life experiences, but, naturally, it changes you.

Utilizing fresh, athletic movement and touching original videos CBDC moves the audience through a seamless thread of dance pieces. Performed by some of Boulder and Denver’s finest dance artists, “In Transit” will transport you.

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Cindy Brandle is the Artistic Director of the Cindy Brandle Dance Company, which formed in Chicago September 2004 and is now located in Boulder, CO.Cindy has been awarded two scholarships from the Dance Center of Columbia College as both a performer and choreographer. In 1999 and 2006 Cindy received fellowships for choreography from the Illinois Arts Council. Her work has been presented at Dance Chicago, The Storefront Theatre, Harold Washington Library, The Dance Center of Columbia College, throughout Illinois, the Midwest and internationally in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil. In November of 2001, Cindy’s dance “Duplicate” was presented in the XXII INBA/UAM Choreographic Festival in Mexico City. She lives with her beautiful family, Ashay and Akasha. Brandle is also an emerging singer/songwriter.